Join me for episode 105 as I chat with the awesome - Pete Jennings! Pete is an Author, Folklorist, Historian, Anglo-Saxon Reenactor, Storyteller, and Pagan Activist— as well as an authority on the histories and mysteries of Suffolk! We talk about the strange legend of the Wildman of Orford. This naked, hairy, man-like beast was netted by fisherman off the nearby coast and kept as an unwilling guest in Orford Castle, a cannibalistic Mermaid that once inhabited a now dried-up pond in Rendlesham Forest, which is also coincidentally the location of Britain’s most celebrated UFO encounter, Anglo-Sa ..read more

Join me for episode 104, as I chat with.... uh... myself! ;) I thought that I might use this space to discuss some of the cultural and psychological aspects of cryptozoology and other fringe theorems. I discuss corroborative cryptids and reports of high strangeness in countries that have a shared ethnicity of culture, and why these background cultures could affect our interpretation of unusual phenomena, more than we'd like to admit. The reasons why i recently declared the British Bigfoot Long extinct but The Loch Ness monster alive and well... A few theories about ancient British giants and t ..read more

Join me for episode 103, as I chat with Author - H.E. Bulstrode. H.E. shares how growing up in the West Country, a region strewn with ancient monuments and megaliths and steeped in curious carvings and historical curiosities, shaped his interest in the folklore of England. He shares a few peculiar tales from his best known book series -  'Curious England', which has been described as a: "casual and idiosyncratic guide to some of the folkloric and historical curiosities of rural England..."  and why he thinks that preserving these stories has a socio-cultural importance, that needs to ..read more

Hugh Williams was born in Worcester at the heart of the Midlands of England. He has spent years researching and exploring the strange and interesting places of the central counties and then telling their stories. An author, public speaker and consultant at the liminal space where history, folklore and the paranormal converge. We talk Megaliths, their different forms (dolmens, cromlechs, menhirs, etc.) who made them and why; and the peculiar purpose behind the creation of Misericords; as well as their imagery, symbolism and occasional humour.  We uncover the confusion over the religious or ..read more

Join me for an illuminating chat with Ghostess Leanne - the founding member and vice-chair of the UK Paranormal Society.  Leanne gives me a deep dive into the fantastical theorems and philosophical formulas that are claimed to prove that the spirits of our nearest and dearest are, in fact, unconventional hangers-on and obstinate overstayers that now sojourn in the land of the living… We peer into the beliefs and evidence for the existence of ghosts and other ghoulish stowaways that allegedly persist in the world of the living, like – Residuals, Poltergeists, Animus Objects, and Exorcists ..read more

Join me for episode 100 as I chat with Loch Ness Exploration founder - Alan McKenna. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZLMY9KeADg5ojhmKeZ6i7?si=5a5b7a26bc4846d6 Watch here: https://youtu.be/pgcXWFVTcME We discuss our mutual love of movies, our favourite actors - Gene Wilder and Michael Ironside and how the real reason that I married my wife is because she looks like Madeline Kahn from the movie - Young Frankenstein! We relive our recent adventure during the biggest Loch Ness expedition in 50 years, the pros and cons of Nessie hunting and why the sceptical explanations for Nessie phen ..read more

Join me as I chat with Cryptozoologist, Author, Researcher and expert on Sumatran fauna and flora - Dally Sandradiputra. Dally has been a field investigator and expedition consultant for many years, working alongside numerous scientists and cryptozoologists to discover evidence of Sumatra's very own diminutive cryptid ape - Orang Pendek ('short person'). Dally recounts his initiation into the mystery, his first attempts to find it, and the feeling of being awestruck and immobilised one day after unexpectedly catching the creature raiding his camp supplies! We discuss his theories on the probab ..read more

Join me as I chat British Wildlife with Cookie - field investigator, YouTube, podcaster and all-round animal lover! We discuss the curious case of Britain's out-of-place animals, like Crocodiles, Capybaras, Porcupines and Rhea birds, that have been witnessed in Britain's wild places and how the people often tear off more than they can chew when it comes to owning exotic pets.  We review the ever-growing list of invasive animals, such as Rose Ringed Parakeets, Mitten Crabs, Terrapins, Mink and Wallabies that are fast becoming naturalised citizens of our island nation. Cookie weighs in on t ..read more

Join me as I chat with Author, Researcher and Adventurer - Tony Healy to discuss his new book with Co-author Paul Cropper - The Yowie File. This awesome book documents the widespread belief among Australian Aboriginal people that huge, shaggy, man-like creatures lurk in the continent's rugged mountains and deep forests and attempts to document their origins, making mighty efforts to untangle teh mythos from the monster, which has been invariably known by many monikers such as dulagarl, gulaga, jurrawarra, tjangara, noocoonah and wawee, but most often referred to these days (especially to outsi ..read more

Join me as I chat with Comedy Writer, Music Lover and Mysterious Universe's Paranormal Aficionado - Paul Seaburn. Paul shares his life story, how he started out as a computer programmer and later accidentally fell into a career as a comedy writer, working for big names like Jay Leno and other iconic comedians...before eventually being drawn to the UFOlogy, cryptozoology and the paranormal - where he now resides as a regular contributor to Mysterious Universe and as the host of the 'What in the World' Podcast.  We talk about some of his favourite cryptid encounters, why UFOs are dominating ..read more